Connecticut western news., 1887-03-02
HERE AND THERE.

Isaac Taylor, an eccentric citizen of Litchfeld, died last Thursday. \ x. The average catch of Holsters on the Maine coast has been 15,C00,0OO a year for the past 30 years.
 A bill was introduced in the New York senate, on Wednesday,, for the erection of the Storm King railroad bridge, to cost $6,O00,OO0.
 The various trials, appeals, etc, in the Oscar F. Beckwith case has cost Colum- bia county about $15, 1000, and the end is not yet.
 The animals belonging to the Barnum and London circus that have been win tered near Pine Plains, N. Y., were col lected last week and on Monday were taken to Bridgeport, preparatory to starting out with the show.
 A young man named Doyle was badly injured in Milton on Thursday by a buzz saw. He was oiling the gearing and got his head in the way of the saw and had the top of his skull cut off. It did not enter the brain but laid it bare. Probably the oldest fox hunter in Connecticut is James F. Talbot, of North Coventry who, though in his eightyffth year, still goes with his sons | when they hunt for foxes, and gets his share every time.
 Joseph Schofield formerly conduc- tor on the New Haven road and at pres ent in charge of the Grand Central sta tion in New York, has been temporarily appointed superintendent of the New York division of the Consolidated road, vice w. H. Stevenson, resigned. l UNl very fitting and graceful act was the res olution recently adopted by the Tennes- see Senate rendering to the United States the Hermitage" the home and burial place of General Andrew Jack son, as home for disabled American soldiers"
 X company composed of consolidated iron mining and manufacturing enter prises in New York and Connecticut has been formed with Hon. w. H. Bar mum and ex-Congresman Miles among the leading men in it.-Ne,o Ha1yord Tribune.
 The revival in Winsted has resulted in about 250 hopeful conversions. Tn January the services of Dr Penticost were secured for a series of meetings at the Rink. Christians were moved to pray for their unconverted friends and to labor with them. It is stated that a large proportion of the conversions are the fruit of personal effort. The meet ings are still continued with deep inte- rest manifested.
 The suit of Albert H. Walker, of Hart ford against the Chicago Tribune com pany for libel has been decided in favor of the defendant The Tribune had spoken of him as a 'tcrank'' Judge Blodget held that the word "crank was not in itself defamation, and that to call a person by that name does not necess- arily furnish grounds for action, If the word was used in a defamatory sense it would then give cause for action, but such sense must be given it by appro- priate allegation or inuendo. Religious Herald.
 About 1 P. M. on Tuesday February 22, small house mile north of South Britain was seen to be on fire. Neigh bors rallied and saved part of the house but were horrorfed to find the only in- habitant, Mrs Cleveland, aged 90 had perished in the flames. It is supposed her dress ignited while she was fixing the fire, that she sank upon the lounge close by and thus perished being very feeble. The house was owned by Ann and Augusta Stiles who had supported the poor widow for long time Wood bury Reporter.